"Literary" Thrillers/Action books?

[Adam B]

OP was pretty clear!

ATV said:

I'm not interested in any books as part of an ongoing series or recurring character.

[Adam B]

as a superior modern thriller would recommend

The power of the dog by Don Winslow

[Ayahuasca]

Adam B said:

why? it would just get into a pointless discussion of subjective definitions (start a new thread for that if you want).

Everyone else seems to know roughly what he meant so why not just add a few suggestions? Sounds like you could contribute well

If you just want a dry, lifeless, list of titles then go for it, and you don't need my help.

Anyway, I have another 2,000 words of my own rubbish novel to bash out.

[TheJimi]

OP, I should add - thanks to you mentioning it, I have just started The Secret History.

Not wholly convinced at this point, but I'll keep my foot in :-)